Marshall acted as the agent on some of the properties. Another woman, 55-year-old Deborah Loudermilk of Suisun City, was the agent on two of sales.

Dodson, a loan officer for W.B. Financial, helped get three of the properties financed.

The seven properties identified in the scheme were sold at inflated prices, and in most cases using 100 percent financing, prosecutors said.

Marshall and Loudermilk structured the deals to provide large kickbacks in a cash-back-to-buyer scheme.

If convicted, the defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a three-year term of supervised release. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

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